Pu ci to nig wa & Joseph Tesson / Moore
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- Title
- Pu ci to nig wa & Joseph Tesson / Moore
- Published/Created
- Toledo, IA : Moore, [between 1880 and 1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 16.5 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
- Notes
- Studio group portrait of Pushetonequa (at left) and Joseph Tesson (at right) standing before illustrated backdrop wearing mixtures of western and traditional clothing. Pushetonequa wears wool yarn head sash, hair feather, grizzly bear claw necklace, cloth shirt with embroidered beadwork panels, leggings with bead embroidered strips (repurposed from Lakota/Dakota blanket strip), woven beadwork garters, moccasins, and necklace affixed with presidential peace medal while holding pipe. Joseph Tesson wears otter fur turban with hair feather, atypical necklace made of cut feathers, cloth shirt with woven beadwork panels, and woven beadwork garters while holding ball head war club with iron blade.
- Joseph Tesson was of mixed-race heritage including Lakota, Fox, and French.
- Blindstamp: Moore Toledo, IA.
- Title derived from contemporary inscribed image caption.
- "Joseph Tesson" variant personal names: Joseph Honore Tesson Jr.
- "Pushetonequa" variant personal names: Pucitonigwa, Pucitonikwa, Pu she to ni kwa, Push-e-to-ne-qua, Pushetoniqua.
- "Fox Indians" variant names: Meskwaki Indians, Muskwaki Indians, Musquakie Indians, Outagami Indians.
- "Sauk Indians" variant names: Eshkwiha, Othaakiiwaki Indians, Ozaagi Indians, Sac Indians, Yochikwika.
- Names and Subjects
- Photographs shelf.
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.
- Algonquian Indians.
- Fox Indians.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains.
- Indians of North America--Iowa.
- Indians of North America--Mixed descent.
- Pushetonequa,--approximately 1842---Portraits.
- Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa.
- Sauk Indians (Algonquian)
- Tesson, Joseph,--1844-1921--Portraits.
- Arms & armament--Fox--Iowa--1880-1890.
- Beadwork--1880-1890.
- Claws--1880-1890.
- Clothing & dress--Iowa--1880-1890.
- Embroidery--1880-1890.
- Headdresses--1880-1890.
- Hides & skins--1880-1890.
- Indigenous peoples--Iowa--1880-1890.
- Medals--1880-1890.
- Necklaces--1880-1890.
- Pipes (Smoking)--Iowa--1880-1890.
- Tribal chiefs--United States--1880-1890.
- Turbans--1880-1890.
- Collection Title
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
- Collection Creator
- Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
- ID
- 442
- Barcode
- B10933088
- Call Number
- Photo Div Pohrt CAB Moo.006
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- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 3568 x 5770
- File Size
- 913 KB
- Record
- 442
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-442/cab130_001
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"Pu ci to nig wa & Joseph Tesson / Moore". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-442/cab130_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 12, 2024.